Elmer Layden Autograph

Elmer Francis Layden (May 4, 1903 – June 30, 1973) was an American football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and professional sports executive. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame where he starred at fullback as a member of the legendary "Four Horsemen" backfield. Layden played professionally in the original AFL in 1925 and 1926 with three clubs, the Hartford Blues, the Brooklyn Horsemen, and the Rock Island Independents. He began his coaching career during the same two seasons at Columbia College in Dubuque, Iowa, now known as Loras College. Layden then served as the head coach at Duquesne University from 1927 to 1933 and at his alma mater, Notre Dame, from 1934 to 1940, where he also held the position of athletic director. From 1941 to 1946, Layden was the commissioner of the National Football League (NFL). He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1951. More about Elmer Layden

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Current items with a signature of Elmer Layden

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thumbnailElmer Layden 3.5x6 Photo signed/auto - PSA/DNA - Notre Dame Collection$750.00logo
thumbnailElmer Layden Signed Autograph 8x10 Photo Framed Four Horsemen of Notre Dame JSA$595.00logo
Layden was born in Davenport, Iowa, where he attended Davenport High School, now Davenport Central High School. At Notre Dame, he played fullback alongside quarterback Harry Stuhldreher, left halfback Jim Crowley, and right halfback Don Miller; the four collectively earned the nickname of "The Four Horsemen of Notre Dame" from legendary sportswriter Grantland Rice, and are still considered one of the best backfields in college football history. Named an All-American during his senior year, Layden culminated his collegiate career in the 1925 Rose Bowl against Stanford, returning two interceptions for touchdowns in Notre Dame's 27–10 victory. The Four Horsemen were reunited for a professional football game in 1925 by the Hartford Blues as they played the Cleveland Bulldogs. The game though resulted in a 13–6 Hartford loss, with the Blues reportedly spending $5,000 on the Horsemen for just one game.

After his playing days, Layden was head football coach at Columbia College (Dubuque, Iowa) in 1925–26, where he compiled an 8–5–2 record. From 1927 to 1933 he was head coach at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, going 48–16–6 and winning the 1933 season's Festival of Palms Bowl (a precursor to the Orange Bowl) on New Year's Day, 1934. Read even more about Elmer Layden at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Elmer Layden

In total, we tracked 29 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.

The most expensive item with a signature of Elmer Layden (ELMER LAYDEN signed book Notre Dame Football Four Horsemen It Was a Diff. Game) was sold in February 2013 for $650.00 while the cheapest item (ELMER LAYDEN THE FOUR HORSMEN OF NOTRE DAME SIGNED ART) found a new owner for $18.27 in July 2010. The month with the most items sold (1) was May 2014 with an average selling price of $103.50 for an autographed item of Elmer Layden. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2013 with $650.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $18.27 was July 2010. In average, an autographed item from Elmer Layden is worth $165.00.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Elmer Layden were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

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thumbnail1934 Elmer Layden Notre Dame Football Coach Letter Signed Autograph $110.00logo
thumbnailElmer Layden Autographed Hand Written Letter w/ Original Envelope (JSA)$165.00logo
thumbnailElmer Layden Index Card signed/auto - BAS - Notre Dame Collection$425.00logo
thumbnailElmer Layden NFL Commissioner Signed Letter Football 1942$29.99logo
thumbnailElmer Layden Notre Dame Four Horseman Autographed 7-1/2 x 9-1/2 Photo$50.00logo
thumbnailElmer Layden Signed Cut - FULL JSA Letter of Authenticated NFL FOOTBALL NCAA$79.00logo
thumbnailElmer Layden Signed Photo 3.5x6 Autographed Notre Dame Four Horseman PSA/DNA$494.95logo
thumbnailELMER LAYDEN Signed/Autograph TLS Letter! JSA Full Letter COA! ND Four Horsemen!$299.99logo
thumbnailNOTRE DAME LEGEND ELMER LAYDEN AUTOGRAPHED BIOGRAPHY FOUR HORSEMAN$21.00logo
thumbnailNOTRE DAME, Elmer Layden, 4 HORSEMEN RB, Signed Letter,D.73, Mint$220.00logo